Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's discus throw explained

The men's discus throw event at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.[1] [2]

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, African record and world leading were as follows:

World record74.08Neubrandenburg, East Germany6 June 1986
World leading69.50Budapest, Hungary30 July 2011
African record70.32Salon-de-Provence, France26 May 2002

Results

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes
Yasser Ibrahim Farag63.20X63.20X59.82X63.20m
Victor Hogan62.60XX60.74XX62.60m
Russell TuckerX54.0051.5455.9854.27X55.98m
4Abderrahmane BourakbaXXX52.47XX52.47m
5Elvino Pierre LouisX43.8347.8651.89X49.7751.89m
6Ezeofo Kenechukukwa50.9250.34XXX50.5450.92m
7Siegfried Luccioni Mve48.5546.5346.3645.3346.9745.7848.55mNR

External links

Web site: All-Africa Games - Day 1 Results. www.africathle.com. 11 September 2011. 12 September 2011.

Notes and References

  1. Local Arrangements (Venues)
  2. http://196.28.226.22/ENG/ZZ/ZZS158A_AT@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_date=2011-09-11.htm# Athletics results on All Africa Games 2011